Recent content by Gulliver

Thanks for the encouragement. I'm not going to give up on finding a KH kit and may just order one online. I need to understand this hard/soft water crisis better. What kind of shells can I get? Where can I find them? What kind are you using?

I'm worried that the water is too saturated with chemicals now, but I fixed the problem without knowing the cause. I did a 20% water change and added a new chemical (explained below). First, I did as people suggested and went looking for a KH testing kit. Let me tell you, after 5 stores and...

The problem is still occurring. Oh please help! My tap water has a PH of about 7. After emptying the tank and very carefully rinsing all the gravel, and the two plastic aquarium plants, I refilled the tank (System 3) with tap water and added a new filter and some Bio Safe. After a day of...

We just started our aquarium at the beginning of June. Things were a rough start and we lost some fish before the tank was cycling properly. It's just a little 3 gallon with a pump/filter and no live plants. We like Platy fish, so we have one. Everything was going smoothly after the first few...